Aiken native elected chairman of Fluor Corp. board

Fluor Corp. announced Thursday that its board of directors elected David T. Seaton as the company’s new chairman. Seaton, 50, was named CEO and company director in February 2011. He will hold both chairman and CEO positions. Read More...

Law center argues Army Corps lacks Savannah River permit

The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit Friday arguing the Army Corps of Engineers did not get a South Carolina pollution control permit for its project to deepen the Savannah River. The dredging project will lift cadmium and other pollutants from the river and could discharge those pollutants onto South Carolina land. Read More...

Midlands Tech joins fuel cell collaborative

The USC-City of Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative is a collaboration of SCRA, EngenuitySC, the University of South Carolina and the City of Columbia. Midlands Tech President Sonny White will join the collaborative’s executive committee, and Tom Ledbetter, executive director for the college’s Enterprise Campus, will join its management team. Read More...

Florence woman pleads guilty to issuing fake commercial driver’s licenses

Brenda Poston, 40, admitted to issuing fraudulent commercial driver’s licenses and obtaining a fraudulent social security number for a driver’s license. Poston faces a fine of $250,000 and/or imprisonment for five years.  Read More...

BlueCross and BlueShield of S.C. earns highest A.M. Best rating

The insurance-rating and information agency affirmed the strength rating of A+(Superior) for BlueCross and BlueShield of South Carolina. A.M. Best annually rates BlueCross as a group of companies and also rates some of its 45 subsidiaries individually.  Read More...